Speech to UTS graduates - Gloucester, Massachusetts - Original document

Father mentioned his seriousness in establishing the Seminary. Before deciding to establish the Seminary, he visited Barrytown 17 times. Before the rallies at Yankee Stadium and Washington Monu- ment there had been very serious persecution by the government, the Congress, the FBI, CIA and IRS. All of the mass media and the whole nation was really trying to destroy our movement. Father was serious but had only a handful of core members. Then, on May 1, 1975, Father sent 120. core members to foreign missions and selected 58 students to go to UTS just before the Yankee Stadium rally. This was like chopping the neck, face and arms of our 111ovement. In 1976 Father selected 60 more people for the Seminary right before the Washington Monument rally. Our -movement was a bleeding sacrifice. This was like chopping the trunk off of the body. Father was very serious.

·i-\ E_ake ( father has very great expectations for UTS. each student of UTS a person like me.” He said, “I wi0 Each student will be responsible for the nation and world — even if I lose in this country. This is Father’s determination. Father said there is no tradition in this country. The tradition is yet to be established.

(1} Tradition (2} Education (3} Accomplishment

In the American movement, there is no tradition. Do you have the same conviction and determination as Father? Do you know Father? Do you know what Father will do in the future? If you cannot s a y ~ ’ then we have no tradition.

What is our goal? Is it to build churches in New York or in Washington, D.C.? NO. Our purpose is to build the Kingdom of Heaven. Is this easy or difficult? How difficult? Extremely. It is the most difficult task. We should receive the most difficult education and training as champions for God.

What is Father’s standard for us? Not the Individual, Family, Society, Nation or World level standard, but the Universal level. Father wants to train us not to violate the universal ind-emnity condition. What i •s· the unive·r sai. indemn·ity condition? It is to liberate God. Only after liberating God will Satan be placed under restraint. We should overcome all

of Satan’s trials and tempt~tions until we li.ber~te God. We should never violate heavenly law, As Jesus said: . If you are willing to die you will live. If you want to live you will die. Be determined to give all for the sake of God and the world. Be determined to die but be alive. This is Father’s detennination.

How different Father’s thinking about God’s Will is from our own thinking! White persons should go to a black country to build the Kingdom of Heaven. Yellow people should go to a hostile country to work. Father will send seminarians to a hostile country like Africa or the USSR to build the Kingdom of Heaven. _ Father himself came and faced the hostility of America to build the Kingdom of Heaven. This is Father’s determination.

How many UTS graduates have that determination? There is one simple criteria to see if we are flunking or not. This is God’s criteria: If you are given some task to accomplish in this nation of America and you feel that the task is difficult, you flunk! In Third World nations there is no food. They don’t plan to fast, there is simply no food! There is also political oppression in other countries. Members work in CommW1ist countries at the risk of their lives. Even when crossing the border they think, “Father, goodbye, I may see you in the spirit world.”

Father never felt that his mission in Korea or America was difficult. If you feel this way, then you flunk! Father wants you to go to your mission, survive and then come back. Don’t be Satan’s victim. Father will welcome you back, heal your wounds and dress you in the finest silk. Heavenly Father will give you abundant blessings. Even though Heavenly Father pushes him mercilessly to suffer, Father is always full of energy and enthusiasm. Heavenly Father will pour oil on his wounds and dress him wit:,h silk clothing.

Suffering means God wants to give us the blessing. Father wants t _o make us happy, not miserable. With no accomplishments in this world, we will be very miserable in the spirit world. Father drives us to give us abundant blessing. We -must go forward without complaints or criticisms.

There are many signs of Heavenly Father’s love for Rev. Moon. In Africa, one spiritual leader has 10,000 members. He prayed to God _to give him a name. God said, “Sun MyW1g Moon seems to be a good name.” He asked what would be a good name for the organization? God replied, “Unification Church would be good.” Then he met Lady Dr. Kim! Then they found out the truth and they laughed and cried and studied the Divine Principle together. This all occurred in ZAIRE. Many non-members who are spiritually open pray for Father: Buddhist monks and spiritual doctors. or-- ·· Father is concerned about American· members.· · Japanese. Korean people accept Father’s commandment 100%. Many wonderful spiritual phenomena are occurring in Japan (eg. the high price

of marble vases). Regretfully, Father can never give direction to the American movement without receiving criticism and analysis, Those who study are especially critical of Futher’s direction. · They try to compare Father to other great scholars. Father wishes he could give commands to UTS graduates without any heavy feeling or problems of criticism. How can we criticize him when we don’t know what he will do in the future? -God has given his champions incredible tests of faith throughout history (eg. Noah’s Ark or Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac}.

If we become absolutely one with Father, we can accomplish great results. UTS graduates should be ready to receive any commandment from Father. Be ready even to go to the place of death. Win the victory over Satan and come back for blessing. Father will dress our wounds and dress us in fine silk clothes. Father is serious about UTS students: “I will make persons like Rev. Moon who are responsible for the nation and for God.” Father sacrificed -members through fundraising for the sake of the Seminary. Be strong champions for God and True Parents th.rough the most difficult training.